Ninko
Emperor Ninkō ( Japanese 仁孝 天皇 , Ninkō-tennō ; * March 16, 1800 ; † February 21, 1846 ) was the 120th Tennō of Japan (1817-1846). His proper name was Ayahito ( 恵 仁 ).
Life
He was a son of Emperor Kokaku and Kanshūji Tadako ( 勧 修 寺 婧 子 ). He ruled from 1817 to 1846. But the real political power in Japan was the Tokugawa - shoguns in Edo .
Emperor Ninkō had seven wives:
- Empress Takatsukasa Tsunako ( 鷹 司 繁 子 )
- Empress Takatsukasa Yasuko ( 鷹 司 祺 子 )
- Ōgimachi Naoko ( 正 親 町 雅子 )
- Kanroji Kiyoko ( 甘露寺 妍 子 )
- Hashimoto Tsuneko ( 橋本 経 子 )
- Nakayama Isako ( 中山 績 子 )
- Imaki Tatsuko ( 今 城 媋 子 )
With these he had seven sons and eight daughters. His grave is in Nochi no Tsukinowa no misasagi ( 後 月 輪 陵 ).
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| Kōkaku |
Emperor of Japan 1817 - 1846 |
Kōmei |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Ninko |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 仁孝 天皇 (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | 120. Tennō of Japan |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 16, 1800 |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 21, 1846 |